India
HC Case Studies: R290 in high-ambient AC, high charge HC in
24 May 2013 R-290 as an Alternative Refrigerant for Split Air Conditioning Systems in High Ambient Temperatures by Godrej India, presented by Daniel Colbourne of GIZ Proklima This presentation addresses the performance of an R-22 split type air conditioner and an R-290 air conditioner specifically for very high ambient temperatures. The result of the equipment tested will be analysed in ter...
Air conditioning manufacturers gear up for Indian boom
24 May 2013 India: While increased prices and cooler weather this year are forcing companies to contemplate a third flat year in India - after predictions of 15-20% growth - the world’s leading air co...
Indian AC Market
The share of window units in the Indian air conditioner market showed a downturn from 30% in 2010 to 20% in 2012, reflecting the suspension of or decreases in production of window air conditioners by Indian manufacturers. The share of domestically manufactured Voltas increased to 18% in February 2013 from 17.5% in March 2011. Japanese manufacturers are taking the offensive. Daikin aims to increase...
Refrigeration Plays Key Role in Changing Indian Food Habits
Following in the footstep of several American food companies, Cadbury India, the well-known British chocolate maker, since taken over by Kraft Foods, the U.S. giant, is relying on refrigeration to help it penetrate the huge rural market, where 70% of Indians lives. Traditionally, Indians are very fond of sweet dishes and after-meal desserts are a must. Before chocolates made a s...
Emerson Launches Software Tool for Cold Chain Contractors
India’s food retail and processing sector is growing rapidly and is estimated to touch Rs 640 billion (US$ 12 billion) by the end of 2017. Looking ahead to the opportunities in the refrigeration field, Emerson Climate Technologies, the largest manufacturer in India of hermetic scroll and reciprocating compressors as well as semi-hermetic piston compressors in value terms, has introduced a software...
Bitzer India Plans to Expand Operations
Bitzer India, a fully owned subsidiary of the German parent company, has been present in the country since 2007 and has an installed base of over 30,000 compressors, both reciprocating and screw. It serves its client base through its engineering and sales offices as well as its Green Point service and repair centers at Mumbai and Delhi. Major OEMs who are clients of Bitzer include Blue Star, Volta...
Pink Revolution Helps Refrigeration Industry
Several years after independence, India started running short of cereals such as rice and wheat to feed its growing population and had to depend on imports of grain from the United States as part of t...
India’s First Solar-assisted Cold Room
Bhoruka Logistics of Mumbai, a cold chain logistics company catering primarily to the pharmaceutical industry in the western part of the country, inaugurated the first of four solar assisted cold rooms at Bhiwandi, on the outskirts of Mumbai. Similar cold rooms are planned near Ahmedabad in Gujarat, Indore in Madhya Pradesh and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. Each cold room has a volume of 4,000 ft3 a...
Mumbai Hosts India International Dairy Expo 2013
As the largest producer of milk in the world, India gives a lot of importance to the sanitary production and processing of milk in the country. The India International Dairy Expo 2013, held concurrent...
Panasonic President Visits India to Expand Operations
Kazuhiro Tsuga, who took charge as company president in June 2012, visited India in early May 2013 and told the press that Panasonic will invest Rs 15 billion (US$ 275 million) in India over the next ...
Highly Building Large AC Compressor Plant in India
As the first listed refrigeration compressor company in China, Highly has been developing along with the Chinese economy and refrigeration industry for 20 years. Achieving fast growth by introducing t...
The coolest way to use an air conditioner
24 May 2013 These days in north India, you almost have to put on oven mitts to grab anything at home. Well, that may be an exaggeration, but with temperatures in the high 40s, ’hot’ and ’steamy’ are not terms of temptation in the summer. But for that blessed air conditioner, it would well nigh be impossible to get a night’s wink. The trouble is, with the Celsius threatening to reach the half-centu...
